Etymology

curriculum vitae

Today it means: A written account of one's life comprising one's education, accomplishments, work experience, publications, etc.; especially, one used to apply for a job. Full definition →

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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcurriculum“course”
  2. English todaycurriculum vitae

From Latin curriculum (“course”) + vītae, genitive of vīta (“life”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.